This alert expired on 16 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 8th strongest of the 34 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 7:05AM EDT until March 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
An estimated 15,446 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- August 2, 2026 · score 34 · 2.6 km
- August 10, 2026 · score 34 · 7.9 km
- July 2, 2026 · score 43 · 15.4 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 34 out of 100, at 78 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 34 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 78% |
| Coordinates | 34.4290, -83.2307 |
| Nearest City | Clemson (45 km) |
| Population Exposed | 15.4K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-03-16T11:05:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/merged_Severe Thunderstorm Warning_noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f87dadab9f89d86a7be93fa8feaf734 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| AreaDesc | Buncombe, NC; Henderson, NC; Polk, NC; Rutherford, NC; Clarke, GA; Greene, GA; Madison, GA; Morgan, GA; Oconee, GA; Oglethorpe, GA; Lamar, GA; Pike, GA; Talbot, GA; Upson, GA and 6 more areas |
| Headline | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 7:05AM EDT until March 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Expires | 2026-03-16T08:00:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 9 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f87dadab9f89d86a7be93fa8feaf7348ea7ff89.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.161875ea215074360dad26cc893f74fa3a6a4f6d.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd1f85b5c36967618eeb6a5cfa28619bab49a0e0.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3bd00dbcce63c42393ab846d55b1847ecba23bb2.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f5d27eef4d170c8d033c2adcf083e2ea1adafb3e.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f79bc5dc514eba60840ebdd813fc0ad46af9b8eb.002.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d86fa293a816db098c9e2fead8d1baefd0e404f.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57dd7ee8bb6cd9fa64c49f9e921b3de1e106c380.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d4273a4aabbbaee3987f03a1ba1bd1c47c57af66.001.1"] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 34/100 (United States), based on data from noaa. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 187 scientific monitoring sources.